Description: Reverse reads: "Probasco Home, see 21,22. Sept. 1937. Cinci., O.)." The Henry Probasco home, known as Oakwood, is located at 430 West Cliff Lane in the Clifton community of Cincinnati, Ohio. Designed by architect William Tinsley, it was built in the Anglo - Norman Romanesque Revival style using beige and golden tan sandstone, set in limestone borders, between 1859 and 1866. Norman arches lead to an impressive stone porch and typical Romanesque floral and geometric designs surround the front entrance. A round tower with an octagonal roof is topped by an intricate weathervane. The mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1972. Benn Pittman hand carved the main staircase of rare woods and other decorative woodwork, along with Henry Fry, in the architectonic and Ruskinian naturalistic styles. Francis Pedretti painted a fresco on the ceiling of the red cedar paneled library. The Herter Brothers, interior designers, decorated the home originally and again around 1800 when Probasco remarried. Henry Probasco, born July 4, 1820, moved to Cincinnati from Connecticut with his family in 1834. He began working as a hardware store clerk in 1835, and by 1840, had become partners with owner Tyler Davidson and married Tyler’s half sister, Julia Amanda Carrington. Davidson died in 1865, and Probasco sold Cincinnati’s largest hardware store to Lowry, Perin & Company. He erected a bronze statue, designed by August Von Kreling, in Cincinnati’s Fountain Square in 1871, in honor of his brother-in-law, which continues to draw tourists. His wife Julia died in 1886. He married Grace Sherlock in 1887, with which he had two children, Grace S. and Henry Jr. Probasco died in 1902 and was buried in the Spring Grove Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F15_024_1
Subjects: Architecture; Historic houses; Cincinnati (Ohio); Tinsley, William, 1804-1885; Pedretti, Francis, 1820-1891; Pittman, Benn, 1822-1910; Fry, Henry L., 1807-1895; Herter Brothers (New York, N.Y.); National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located 801 Plum St., City Hall occupies the entire block from 8th to 9th Sts, and from Plum St to Central Ave. A smaller building housed city council on the same site from 1852. Hannaford's Romanesque revival was dedicated May 13, 1893. Large stained glass windows by the New York firm Pottier Stymus & Co. depict the benevolent dictator Cincinnatus, the trials of early settlers, and Cincinnati as the Queen City of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Catawba Wine". Samuel Hannaford and Sons remains the most prolific and widely-studied Cincinnati architectural firm; a company register from the 1930s lists 1000 buildings completed, and Hannaford family members were active from 1857 to the post-WWII period. Reverse reads: "One of four stained glass windows located on the second floor of the Cincinnati City Hall (Plum Street entrance), measuring approximately 5 x 12 ft. with the following inscription: 'Building of the first log cabins --1788' Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer, District #12, Cincinnati, Ohio. June 7, 1937. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F12_020_1
Subjects: Cincinnati--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1911; Stained glass
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "FEDERAL THEATER Louis Gerber, formerly with Fox Vaudeville circuit for twelve years, demonstrating a card trick to an audience consisting mostly of children. Photo by W.P.A. Staff Photographer." This is a photo of a magician performing a card trick for an audience. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_024_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Magicians; Card tricks
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "The second 'REO' pleasure car in Greene County, was owned and cranked by E.J. Harrison. Photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and their daughter Helen, posing on the front lawn in 1908." The REO Motor Car Company produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975. The company, based in Lansing, Michigan, was founded by Ransom E. Olds after leaving the company that would eventually be known as Oldsmobile. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F03_008_001
Subjects: Automobiles; Greene County (Ohio)--History
Places: Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "'Lost town Site, Zane's trace." Zane's Trace was a frontier road constructed under the direction of Col. Ebenezer Zane through the Northwest Territory of the United States, in what is now the state of Ohio. Many portions were based on traditional Native American trails. Constructed during 1796 and 1797, the road ran from Wheeling, Virginia (now Wheeling, West Virginia) to Maysville in the portion of the Northwest Territory that eventually became the southeastern quarter of the state of Ohio. It was more than 230 miles (370 km) long and was interrupted by several rivers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_019_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century; Zane's Trace (Ohio)
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of the George McConnell house in Urbana, Ohio. “The George McConnell House (Joseph P. Fyffe Birthplace), W. Market St., is a beautiful residence in modified Georgian Colonial style. Many of its architectural details, including the stately portico, have been added in recent years. A side elevation overlooks a small stream; and the house is surrounded by great trees. An attractive serpentine brick wall encloses part of the landscaped grounds. In 1856 Joseph P. Fyffe, son of a local doctor, was decorated by Queen Victoria. Fyffe had entered the Navy at the age of 15 (1847), served during the Mexican War, and risen rapidly from the ranks. In 1856 he volunteered for the Grinnel Expedition, which searched the Arctic regions for the Sir John Franklin party. For this service to the Crown, England’s Queen conferred upon Fyffe the Arctic Order of Victoria. During the Civil War, Fyffe (1832-1896) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Joseph P. Fyffe’s final resting place is in the Oak Dale Cemetery, at the end of Patrick Avenue, in Urbana, Ohio. George McConnell was co-owner of the Urbana News Company. He and Frank C. Gaumer purchased the Urbana Daily Tribune and the Urbana Daily Times, and merged with the Urbana Daily Citizen, to become the Urbana Daily Times-Citizen.” Writers’ Program (Ohio). (1942). Urbana and Champaign county. Gaumer Pub. Co, Urbana, O., [©1942]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_009_001
Subjects: Urbana (Ohio); Historic houses; Architecture--Ohio; Birthplaces; Civil War
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 89th O.V.I. (on streamer) Hoover's Gap. Brown's Ferry. Mis[?] Buzzards Roost. 89th Reg[t] Peach [Tree ?] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02051
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B03F531_004tif
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the ingot dumper at a Central Alloy District plant of Republic Steel Corporation with empty ingot molds in the background to the right. Republic Steel's Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Republic Steel produced and cold-rolled stainless steel (ENDURO) and a variety of alloy steels in the Central Alloy District plants. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F029_04
Subjects: Steel Industry and trade; Republic Steel Corporation--Ohio; Ingot molds
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The Republic Steel Corporation Collection (MSS 192) consists of 13,000 black and white photographic negatives, 2,000 color photographic negatives, and many 35 mm slides which document Republic Steel Corporation’s main production facilities and its subsidiaries, 1941-1975. This collection also includes images of social events such as company picnics, award banquets, and dances. Founded in 1899, Republic Iron and Steel Company was a steel production company based in Youngstown, Ohio, and the result of a consolidation of 34 steel mills across the United States including the Mahoning Valley’s Brown Bonnell Iron Company, Andrews Brothers and Company, and Mahoning Iron Company. From 1927-1937, Republic Iron and Steel Company expanded its reach by acquiring a number of other companies such as Trumbull Steel Company in Warren, Ohio, and Central Alloy Steel Corporation in Canton, Ohio. With its expansion, Republic Iron and Steel Company became the third largest steel producer in the United States behind United States Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Company, and changed its name to Republic Steel Corporation to reflect its new status. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the Corporation’s production increased by 33%. This increased production continued into the 1950s and 1960s as the company continued to be one of the leading developers of steel production technology. Due to a myriad of factors including decreased demand for steel from automobile manufacturers and imported foreign steel, steel sales declined and in 1984 the Republic Steel Corporation was purchased by LTV Corporation, which led to the closure of the Youngstown plant. LTV filed for bankruptcy in December 2000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B05F1041_004
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Steel industry; Youngstown (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts an accident at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company's Campbell boiler shop involving a plate shears case. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F02_001
Subjects: Steel industry--1930-1940; Steel industry and trade--Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Steel Industry-- Youngstown (Ohio)
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts steelworkers observing a sign that reads, "VOTE FOR CHAS. VAUGHN". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F89_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Steel workers